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CRUMPLE ZONE

FRONT CRUMPLE ZONE

1. Crumple zone is a design feature of this

vehicle for the safety of passengers in case of

collision. This vehicle frame has crumple zone

at the front end.

2. The

crumple zone,

also known as a

crush

zone

, is area of a vehicle which is designed to

deform and crumple in a collision. This

absorbs some of the energy of the impact,

preventing it from being transmitted to the

occupants.

3. The primary function of crumple zone is to

absorb the energy from a collision and the

secondary role of slowing the actual force of a

collision.

4.

Crumple zone is designed to 'crumple'

under impact

, rather than retain their

structural integrity and therefore resist the

force being applied to them. This means that

only this smaller area of the vehicle crumples

in case of collision, keeping the passenger

area intact.